Japanese symbol for “guangzhou”
広州
こうしゅう
Romaji: koushuu
Guangzhou (China); Canton
In Japanese, guangzhou is 広州, read こうしゅう (koushuu).
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Meanings
- n Guangzhou (China); Canton
Written forms: 広州、廣州. Readings: こうしゅう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “guangzhou”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 広東 | カントン kanton | Guangzhou (China); Canton |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 広い | ひろい hiroi | spacious; vast; wide |
| 広場 | ひろば hiroba | public square; square; plaza |
| 幅広い | はばひろい habahiroi | extensive; wide; broad |
| 広大 | こうだい koudai | vast; extensive; immense |
| 広げる | ひろげる hirogeru | to spread; to extend; to expand |
| 九州 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 欧州 | おうしゅう oushuu | Europe |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.